by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director/CEO Healthy Child Healthy World www.healthychild.org Last week Michelle Obama, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Rachael Ray announced new nutrition standards for school lunches, the first major change in school meals in over … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
Slings, Car Seats, Baby Wearing and the Risk of Hip Dysplasia
When writing a review of a [amazon_link id="B000CSBP86" target="_blank" ]Baby Bjorn infant carrier[/amazon_link], the carrier I used most for baby wearing my infants, a reader commented on the concern of hip dysplasia. I had never even considered this a risk with any baby … [Read more...]
Children’s Music: Farmer Jason and Buddies Nature James
I have such a hard time with children's music. It must meet a certain standard if I am going to have to listen to it over and over again. As I have said before, just because it is geared towards kids, aesthetics should not be abandoned. In fact, I won't even expose my children … [Read more...]
Made in China: Should We Care?
Image via Wikipedia Look around you...how many objects to you see that are made in China? My Macbook Pro, my external hard drive, my coffee cup, my iPhone, my lamp, the chair I am siting on...I am surrounded. Typically, I avoid products made in China, or to be more honest, I … [Read more...]
Arsenic in Fruit Juice Exceeds U.S. Federal Drinking-Water Standard
Arsenic conjers up images of rat poison and soap opera poisonings. The truth is that arsenic does occur naturally in water. It is in the creeks and spring where I live. The EPA regulates how much arsenic is safe for drinking water: Arsenic is a semi-metal element in the periodic … [Read more...]
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